MCDP Language Support for VS Code

Syntax highlighting and language support for the MCDP (Monotone Co-Design Problems) modeling language in Visual Studio Code.

Features

• Syntax highlighting for MCDP files (.mcdp, .mcdp_template, .mcdp_value, .mcdp_poset, .mcdp_interface, .mcdp_primitivedp)
• Dark theme optimized for MCDP
• Language configuration for better editing experience

Installation

1. Open VS Code
2. Press Ctrl+P / Cmd+P
3. Type ext install mcdp-language

Or install directly from the Visual Studio Code Marketplace.

File Extensions

The extension recognizes the following file types:

• .mcdp - MCDP models
• .mcdp_template - MCDP templates
• .mcdp_value - MCDP values
• .mcdp_poset - MCDP posets
• .mcdp_interface - MCDP interfaces
• .mcdp_primitivedp - MCDP primitive DPs

License

This extension is licensed under the MIT License.

Contributing

Note that the YAML files are the original source code. Then, they are converted to JSON.

Dependencies

• The yq command is used to convert YAML to JSON. See Mike Farah's GitHub Repository for installation instructions.
• Node.js for VS Code Extension Manager.
• VS Code Extension Manager vsce. Can be installed simply with npm package manger:

    npm install -g @vscode/vsce

Installing

This command creates the package:

make package

This command installs it in the local VS Code:

make install

Workflow

• Edit the YAML files
• Run make install
• Test in VS Code by opening a .mcdp file and reloading the window (Ctrl+Shift+P -> Developer: Reload Window)